SS America
I, J. C. Meyer Master of the Bremen S.S. America do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs District of New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board of the said Steamship at Bremen from which port said Steamship has now arrived; and that on said list is truly designated the age, the sex, and the occupation of each of said passengers, the part of the vessel occupied by each during the passage, the country to which each belongs, and also the country of which it is intended by each to become an inhabitant; and that said List or Manifest truly sets forth the number of said passengers who have died on said voyage, and the names and ages of those who died.
Sworn to this 15 Oct 1866 So help me God
Before me (port authority signature illegible)
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Bremen S. S. America whereof J. C. Meyer is Master, from Bremen, burthen _________ tons.
Columns represent: passenger name, age, gender, occupation, and origin, The destination column for this list has been omitted because it was the U.S. for all passengers.
Steerage and Deckhouse Passengers:
1 Reinhard Nusbauer 23 m Brewer Newyork
2* Albert Schroder 28 m Segarmaker Newyork
3 Julius Teer 23 m Shoemaker Bicken
4 Catharina Goldstein 27 f Gaibach
5 Wendeln Goldstein 3 m Gaibach
6 Sophie Sander 27 f Stolzenau
7 Elise Driebber 27 f Stolzenau
8 John Virster 20 m joiner Rechtenfleth
9 Auguste Schleicher 35 f Philadelphia
10 Louise Schleicher 6y 9m f Philadelphia
11 Theodor Schleicher 4 m Philadelphia
12 Friedr. Tietjen 19 m Segarmaker Bremen
13 Fritz Urbes 19 m gardener Wilsbad
14 Franz Schmidt 16 m farmer Rebbeck
15 John Jos Krebs 30 m furrier Olpe
16 Marie Josefa Krebs 33 f Olpe
17* Margarethe Volker 30 f Dürkheim
18* Helene Volker 22 f Dürkheim
19 Rosalie Wilfert 25 f Schönfalk
20 Fritz Rumsfeld 35 m tailor Schönfalk
21 Henry W Vriss 60 m painter Vegesack
22 Anna Cath. Vriss 55 f Vegesack
23 Elise Hille 14 f Lutherberg
24 Marie Hille 16 f Lutherberg
25 Carl Nord 16 m joiner Michelstadt
26* Conrad Schonberger 18 m tailor Vielbrenn
27 Marie Jung 33 f Markgrimingen
28 Marie Cathr. Jung 5 f Markgrimingen
29 Wilhelmine Jung 3 f Markgrimingen
30 Caroline Jung 2 f Markgrimingen
31 Louise Jung (baby) 11m f Markgrimingen
32 Auguste Schumacher 33 f Wiesbaden
33 Anna Schumacher 7 f Wiesbaden
34 Carl Schumacher 5 m Wiesbaden
35 Carl Stephsen 30 m sadler Markoldendorf
36 Simon Rosenberg 42 m lender Zerbst
37 Auguste Rosenberg 34 f Zerbst
38 Gustav Rosenberg 9 m Zerbst
39 Clara Rosenberg 8 f Zerbst
40 Albert Rosenberg 6 m Zerbst
41 Hedwig Rosenberg 4 f Zerbst
42 Leopold Rosenberg 2 m Zerbst
43 baby Rosenberg 10m m Zerbst
44* Roschen Cohn 23 f Berlin
45 Friederike Allesh 19 f Zerbst
46 Robert Heitner 24 m merchant Dresden
47* Julius Jackel 25 m butler Dresden
48 Carl Nau 26 m laquire Darmstadt
49 Henry Wedemeyer 36 m farmer Lehe
50 Louise Bruckmann 19 f Bremerhaven
51 Herm. Weselmeyer 19 m tailor Bremerhaven
52 Louise Michels 25 f Eppendorf
53 Lottchen Michels 19 f Eppendorf
54 Wilhelmine Zetter 25 f Reutlingen
55 Friedr. Ehlers 26 m joiner Beckedorf
56 August Wesselmeyer 21 m tailor Bremerhaven
57* Margaretha Konig 21 f Elbersheim
58* Friedr. Konig 17 m Elbersheim
59 Isabella Wleske 20 f Newyork
60 Friedr. Gunsbach 18 m baker gr. Almerode
61 Harm Spreter 16 m butcher Rothweil
62 Joseph Braun 25 m miller Dietingen
63* Friedr. Frie?es 18 m weaver Beuren
64 Wilhelm Stengle 28 m weaver Oberensingen
65 Thomas Schieke 25 m smith Dietingen
66* Anna Knohr 23 f Altdorf
67 Xaver Burkert 56 m butcher Rothweil
68 Marie Burkert 42 f Rothweil
69 Louise Liebermann 24 f Rothweil
70 Germ Emmenelus 7 m Rothweil
71 Ernestine Merhz 20 f Bremerhaven
72 Heinr v. Kempen 24 f Bremerhaven
73 Fritz Fisk 24 m Bremerhaven
74 Julius Schumann 19 m workman Altenberg
75 Herm. Kuntze 24 m shoemaker Altenberg
76 Regine Grillenberger 26 f Degersheim
77* Carl Holling 20 m merchant Bena
78 Jacob Faure 43 m merchant Immerath
79 Elisabeth Faure 39 f Immerath
80 Otto Held 35 m gardener Ohio
81 Henriette Held 45 f Ohio
82 Carl Held 7 m Ohio
83 August Held 5 m Ohio
84 Johanne Maiberg 60 f Gillersheim
85 Salome Vollmer 42 f St. Louis
86 Wilhelm Klettich 18 m joiner Baden
87* Friedr. Satelmuller 27 m instr. maker Bielefeld
88 Wilhelm Wiesecke 39 m merchant Minden
89 Carl Conrad 30 m gardener Erlingen
90 Heinr. Wilh. Scholl 18 m Monhausen
91 Cathar. Schneider 18 f Schlen
92 Edmund Wehren 22 m merchant Heisfel
93 Emilie Gerten 21 f Wangershausen
94 Wilhelm Weber 23 m merchant Lenförde
95 Emil Mungerst 18 m merchant Herford
96 Anselm Hain 23 m goldsmith Camenz
97 Louise Hain 30 f Camenz
98 Carl Streich 27 m butcher Ebingen
99 Marie Streich 26 f Ebingen
100 Carl Fr. Streich 4m m Ebingen
101 Hartmann Vackiner 26 m farmer Churhessen
102 Peter Faust 23 m miller Churhessen
103* John Georg Furst 48 m Co? Philadelphia
104* Charlotte Furst 33 f Philadelphia
105 Emil G. Kramer 22 m baker Neustedt
106 Elisabeth Hanff 24 f Prussia
107 Marie Hermann 20 f Prussia
108 Anna Dilly 20 f Prussia
109 Christian Richter 28 m butcher Korf
110 Philipp Jaeger 24 m farmer Grombach
111 Christine Hofman 26 f Obergimpern
112 Julius Hellbing 19 m merchant Weingarten
113* Peter He???? 24 m briklayer Weingarten
114 Leonhard Wetzel 27 m briklayer Gersheim
115 Valentin Wetzel 22 m bricklayer Gersheim
116 Jacob Singer 19 m butcer Sickingen
117 August Paulus 25 m farmer Sickingen
118 Carl Bertig 23 m Lace maker Heilbronn
119 Sophie Wienkler 24 f Deizisau
120 Joseph Warsching 18 m locsmith Kirchhausen
121 Victor Merkle 19 m cutler Neckarulm
122 Friedr W^m Hoeger 26 m joiner Heilbronn
123 Wilhelmine Hoeger 22 f Heilbronn
124 Friedr. Wilh. Hoeger 2 m Heilbronn
125 John Anton Baller 24 m workman Möhringen
126* Johann Burck 27 m farmer Baden
127* Carl. Ludv. Schwer 22 m farmer Bemsen
128 Engel Weidemann 22 f Bolinghausen
129* Sophie Wemhofer 17 f Bolinghausen
130 Wilhelm Schneider 29 m joiner Stretta
131 Heinrich Schneider 22 m joiner Stretta
132 Johannes Beckberg 57 m furrier Churhessen
133 Adam Beckberg 7 m Churhessen
134 Johannes Beckberg 6 m Churhessen
135 Fritz Shefenberg 22 m shoemaker Hannover
136 Adac Lunens???ss 24 m merchant Neuborn
137 Philipp Schneider 58 m farmer Wetzlar
138 Therese Schneider 56 f Wetzlar
139 Johannes Alstadt 18 m farmer Schlotzen
140* Margaretta K??z 76 f Schlotzen
141 Barbara Hahn 22 f Schlotzen
142 Caspar Gensler 20 m farmer Grossenbach
143 Conrad Reinhard 22 m farmer Grossenbach
144* Cereshard Muller 18 m farmer Grossentadt
145 Carl Joh. Meiser 21 m farmer Kirchhasel
146 Margaretta Hild 19 f Husfeld
147 John August Erb 28 m farmer Kirchhasel
148 Lorenz Schneider 23 m farmer Untergrombach
149 Joseph Heinrich 22 m farmer Untergrombach
150 Raimund Bauscher 26 m farmer Untergrombach
151 Conrad Berg 36 m St. Louis
152 Louise Berg 30 f St. Louis
153 Carl Berg 7 m St. Louis
154 Georg Berg 5 m St. Louis
155 Louis Berg 3y 6m m St. Louis
156 Wilhelm Berg 11m m St. Louis
157 Bertha Ackularius 19 f Marburg
158 Carl Batsbarg 23 m joiner Gachhsheim
159 August Herz 23 m Führingen
160 Ernst Fassert 19 m farmer Offenburg
161 Gustav Markgraf 26 m farmer Brambach
162 Margaretha Specht 27 f Asch
163 Martin Wunderlich 27 m Asch
164 Minna Ockershausen 33 f Kirchheim
165 Adolph Ockershausen 7 m Kirchheim
166 Elise Ockershausen 4 f Kirchheim
167 Margaretha Ockershausen 61 f Kirchheim
168 Paul Julius Gessner 25 m cloth maker Lössnitz
169* August Haussler 18 m cloth maker L?ssnitz
170 John Hallenberger 28 m farmer Ober Hespe
171* Carl Muller 31 m farmer Cleveland
172* Casper Schafer 21 f farmer Frohnhausen
173 Elisabeth Kraft 24 f Ammenau
174* Elisabeth Muller 23 f Holzhausen
175 Carl Weiss 14 m Holzhausen
176 Georg Kayser 14 m Holzhausen
177 Julius Blumenstad 17 m farmer Bettenfeld
178 Jacob Petri 20 m taylor Holzhausen
179 Louise Bormann 23 f Frohnhausen
180 Anna Hofmann 20 f Berghofen
181 Marie Belz 20 f Berghofen
182* Eva Konig 20 f Obermarken
183 Jacob Pfeil 34 m taylor Burg Gmünden
184 Lisette Pfeil 28 f Burg Gmünden
185 Wilhelm Pfeil 4 m Burg Gmünden
186 Heinrich Pfeil 2 m Burg Gmünden
187 Conrad Metz 17 m taylor Gontorshausen
188 Johannes Schleich 24 m f? Burg Gmünden
189 Joseph Schwarz 18 m barber Rösslup
190 Therese Wessel 18 f Franzenbad
191 Margaretha Lorz 32 f Hessfurt
192 baby Lorz 3m f Hessfurt
193 Aloys Lorz 7 m Hessfurt
194 Nicolaus Lorz 4 m Hessfurt
195 Joseph Lorz 2 m Hessfurt
196 John Wilkmann 30 m farmer Westenhof
197 Jsph. Altebockwinkel 29 m farmer Westenhof
198 Angela Schrautemeyer 26 f Westenhof
199 Heinrich Kemper 28 m farmer Westenhof
200 Franz Albrecht 26 m farmer Birkendorf
201 Josef Schreiber 26 m farmer Birkendorf
202 Wilhelm Meyer 20 m farmer Mechnen
203 Friedrich Schmitt 18 m farmer Mechnen
204* Ludw. Hogerb?? 16 m teacher Berkheim
205 Georg Grube 29 m locsmith Merseburg
206 Albert Biedenbach 17 m farmer Kirchhasel
207 Moritz Biedenbach 19 m farmer Kirchhasel
208 Wilhelm Richter 19 m farmer Kirchhasel
209 Caspar Gutberlet 43 m farmer Kirchhasel
210 Heinrich Apel 26 m joiner Boston
211 Eleonore Kirschner 21 f Newyork
212 Diedr. Ellinghausen 25 m merchant Syke
213 Franzis Braun 26 m merchant Chicago
214 Louis Melzer 18 m farmer Berlin
215 Simon Melzer 21 m farmer Berlin
216 Wilhelm A. Weizel 22 m glazier Zschreken
217 Pauline Weizel 24 f Zschreken
218 Anna Weizel 6m f Zschreken
219 Franz A. Schmidt 23 m Württemberg
220 Julius Franz 25 m watchmaker Zeulenrode
221 Bernhard Viewzer 19 m bookbinder Zeulenrode
222 Georg Kreitlein 56 m farmer Fürth
223 Georg Becker 24 m farmer Lippstadt
224 August Heimann 23 m farmer Rheine
225 Herm. Peper 20 m farmer Osnabrück
226 Carl Sternberg 18 m merchant Berlin
227 Ernst Brecht 32 m basketmaker Fischbach
228 Maria Hilpert 32 f Fischbach
229 Caroline Hilpert 4 f Fischbach
230 Carl Emshoff 56 m farmer Levern
231* Franz Klopper 29 m sadler Hannover
232 Wilhelm Kuhne 31 m joiner Braunschweig
233 Victor Kreine 19 m merchant Hannover
234 Johann Ad. Grafs 23 m merchant Mainz
235 Anna Lohmann 25 f Göttingen
236 Theodor Koch 6 m Göttingen
237 Gertrude Overberg 36 f Münster
238 Wilhelm Kruidmann 41 m taylor Langensalza
239 Justine Schlake 24 f Wenshagen
240 Johann Klug 24 m carpenter Tochen
241 Friederike Klug 24 f Tochen
242 Gottfried Klug 3 m Tochen
243 Anna Elise Krepel 17 f Tochen
244 Richard Kopitsek 24 m cloth maker Neustadt
245* Friedrich Schiramb 19 m farmer Mainz
246 Caroline Rewer 17 f Niederwetmen
247* Fr. Julius Sporer 22 m furrier Osterode
248 Franz Brychla 42 m farmer Böhmen
249 Josefa Brychla 44 f Böhmen
250 Ferdinand Brychla 7 m Böhmen
251 Wenzel Brychla 15 m Böhmen
252 Anton Brychla 5 m Böhmen
253 Hermann Zimmermann 25 m Neustadt
254 Carl Fr. Volle 18 m farmer Vollmerdingen
255 Christian Killing 18 m farmer Vollmerdingen
256 Emma Domann 17 f Pforzheim
257 Marie Domann 9 f Pforzheim
258 Heinr. Philipp 32 m Harra
259 Bernhard Fimhold 28 m baker Erfurt
260 Franz Dekert 16 m Mergentheim
261 Marie Bachmeyer 28 f Ochringen
262 Joseph Wrba 25 m musician Willenitz
263 Carl Georgios 26 m farmer Bremen
264 George Hein 23 m ? Schoenstein
265 Jacob Krause 34 m ? Gmünden
266* Roschen Heilbronn 51 f Liderbach
267 Franziska Heilbronn 18 f Liderbach
268 Rudolph Naumann 25 m musician Ilfeld
269 Auguste Naumann 19 f Ilfeld
270 Mina Schlothanks 17 f Hannover
271 Ferd. Dieckmann 28 m student Schinkel
272 Jacob Keidel 23 m farmer Gr. Burenweiler
273* Caroline Rindorfer 26 f Wolffskreuth
274 Margarethe Herfmann 23 f Schropberg
275 Marie Herfmann 21 f Schropberg
276 Christian Schimm 19 m farmer Niederstetten
277 Margareth Fischer 19 f Oberstetten
278 Margareth Buskert 20 f Oberstetten
279* Ferdinand Kohler 22 m farmer Oberstetten
280 Engelberg Harz 20 m joiner Hohnisfingen
281* Anastasia Rapp 18 f Seedorf
282 Xaver Ball 23 m taylor Hohnisfingen
283 Friedr. Stehle 20 m taylor Obendorf
284 Louise Stehle 20 f Obendorf
285 baby Stehle 3m Obendorf
286 Emilie Wiesmann 19 f Backnang
287 Wilhelm Lutz 24 m goldsmith Ludwigsburg
288 Wilhelm Heckel 17 m merchant Stuttgart
289 Emilie Kirstein 30 f Lats
290 Gerhard Dorste 20 m Haithöfen
291 Alois Almandinger 37 m farmer Mühlhausen
292 August Roth 33 m bricklayer Hohnisfingen
293 Franz Strauss 23 m weaver Beerwalde
294 Heirh. Ackermann 26 m farmer Diemerode
295 Martha Ackermann 27 f Diemerode
296 baby Ackermann 10m Diemerode
297 Reinhard Knobel 57 m farmer Chler
298* Johann Chr Bonn 18 m farmer Walden
299 Heinrich Ebert 22 m farmer Brückenwerra
300* Johann Lutkehns 58 m farmer Eilstedt
301 Alois Kohlbeiher 21 m Rothenfeld
302 Carl Barthel 24 m confectioner Heldburghausen
303 Heinrich Feith 26 m workman Bielefeld
304 Hans. Poggengerhl 18 m tinman Bielefeld
305 Otto Hemmers 19 m workman Bielefeld
306 Fritz Meyer 32 m farmer Cincinnati
307 Heinr. Gosewisch 36 m farmer Baltimore
308 Fritz Wendt 24 m farmer Gedingen
309 Hermann Bassling 26 m farmer Hannover
310 August Neugeln 29 m farmer Flehingen
311* Johann Futhl 26 m farmer Flehingen
312 Georg Seeger 43 m farmer Philadelphia
313 Wilhelm Walz 24 m merchant Olmenhausen
314 Jacob Schrader 50 m farmer Würtingen
315 Ludwig Bruns 32 m farmer Berenbostel
316 Johann Deiters 29 m farmer Berenbostel
317 Eugen Kleth 18 m farmer Dettingen
318 Irene Kleth 19 f Dettingen
319 Margareth Kaufmann 21 f Bissingen
320 Caroline Fritz 22 f Lindorf
321 Christoph Letscke 28 m workman Undingen
322 Barbara Letscke 31 f Undingen
323 Johannes Letscke 1y 6m m Undingen
324 Stephan Kramer 17 m shoemaker Unterhausen
325 Andreas Leg?? 25 m weaver ?
326 John Jac. Ries 17 m shoemaker ?
327* Babette Bohm 41 f Frankfurt
328 Nasuis Benz 22 f Reutlingen
329 Therese Albrecht 18 f Württemberg
330 Gottlieb Widmaier 18 m butcher Württemberg
331 Leonhard Kaidel 23 m blacksmith Württemberg
332 Jacob Kausch 23 m glazier Württemberg
333 Margarethe Blartz 20 f Bayern
334 Philipp Otto 29 m farmer Nestadt
335 Christian Hofmann 23 m farmer Herbrechtingen
336 Robert Seiler 25 m sadler Leuchtkirch
337 Catharina Seiler 24 f Leuchtkirch
338 Elisabeth Seiler 3 f Leuchtkirch
339 Pauline Benstge 22 f Leuchtkirch
340 Georg Korbell 22 m joiner Leuchtkirch
341 Wilhelm Wiemann 64 m butcher Frankenhausen
342 Friederike Wiemann 73 f Frankenhausen
343 Theodor Bide 36 m butcher Frankenhausen
344 Auguste Bide 36 f Frankenhausen
345 Amalie Bide 7 f Frankenhausen
346 Baby Carl Bide 10m Frankenhausen
347 Wilhelm Riedinger 21 m blacksmith Rothenfeld
348 Caroline Weshmann 21 f Rothenfeld
349 Heinrich Meyer 19 m blacksmith Ritterode
350 Emanuel Schischeck 30 m Neuttenberg
351 Charlotte Schischeck 32 f Neuttenberg
352 Wilhelm Berger 26 m taylor Lörrach
353 Marie Berer 25 f Lörrach
354 Wilhelm Berger 2y 6m m Lörrach
355 Catharina Weiss 59 f Lörrach
356 Isidor Garter 26 m taylor Baden
357 Gustav Philipps 16 m farmer Baden
358* August Droge 19 m merchand Nienburg
359 Ernst D. Vogel 21 m farmer Ebstorf
360 Martin Wisel 59 m workman Derendingen
361 Catarina Wisel 21 f Derendingen
362 John Scherler 38 m brewer Derendingen
363 Catharina Scherler 33 f Derendingen
364 Johannes Scherler 6 m Derendingen
365 Carl Scherler 3 m Derendingen
366 Conrad Viebel 17 m Kemmingsheim
Transcriber's Notes:
* An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the original recorder, not the transcriber,
or is used to call attention to additional information in the passenger notes.
? Indicates a letter or number which could not be determined due to the condition of the
manifest or handwriting of the original recorder.
^ Indicates letters are omitted and the following letter is superscripted.
The first cabin passengers in this list have been renumbered and entered at the end of the
list whereas on the original list they were numbered separately and were placed at the start
of the listing.
2 Schroder (Schröder) has an umlauted o.
17-18 Volker (Völker) has an umlauted o.
26 Schoneberger (Schöneberger) has an umlauted o.
44 Given name is Röschen.
47 Jackel (Jäckel) has an umlauted a.
57-58 Konig (König) has an umlauted o.
63 Surname may be Frietes.
66 Knohr (Knöhr) has an umlauted o.
77 Holling (Hölling) has an umlauted o.
87 Satelmuller (Satelmüller) has an umlauted u.
103-104 Furst (Fürst) has an umlauted u.
113 Surname unclear; looks something like Hemmuel or Hemwuel.
126 Burck (Bürck) has an umlauted u.
127 Surname may be Schweer.
129 Wehmhofer (Wemhöfer) has an umlauted o.
140 Surname unclear because of overwriting; may be Kunz.
144 Muller (Müller) has an umlauted u.
169 Haussler (Häussler) has an umlauted a.
171 Muller (Müller) has an umlauted u.
172 Schafer (Schäfer) has an umlauted a. Gender likely incorrect for this entry.
174 Muller (Müller) has an umlauted u.
182 Konig (König) has an umlauted o.
204 Hoger? (Höger?) has an umlauted o. There are several letters in the name which
are difficult to read. Name looks something like Hogerbeineroth.
231 Klopper (Klöpper) seems to have an umlauted o.
245 Surname may be Schramb.
247 Sporer (Spörer) has an umlauted o.
266 Roschen has an umlauted o so R?schen.
273 Rindorfer (Rindörfer) has an umlauted o.
279 Kohler (Köhler) has an umlauted o.
281 Surname may be Bapp.
298 Surname may be Born.
300 Lutkehns (Lütkehns) has an umlauted u.
311 Futhl (Füthl) has an umlauted u.
327 Bohm (Böhm) has an umlauted o.
358 Droge (Dröge) has an umlauted o.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 272, List 1155.
Transcribed by Gene Janssen a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
25 April 2009
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